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The ARC nerve-stimulation system could help quadriplegic patients move their arms again
Onward Medical passed another developmental milestone on Wednesday with the first successful successful use of its electrode array to restore function to a patient’s upper limbs.
Neuralink opens enrollment for its first human BCI implants
Neuralink announced on Tuesday that it has finally opened enrollment for the first in-human study of its N1 brain-computer interface.
Synchron's BCI implants may help paralyzed patients reconnect with the world
The burgeoning industry is already inundated with unrealistic expectations driven by overly-ambitious promises. BCI startup Synchron is trying a different tact.
University of California BCI study enables paralyzed woman to 'speak' through a digital avatar
A stroke-paralyzed patient has regained the ability to speak thanks to a BCI implant, albeit she now talks through a digital avatar.
AI-enabled brain implant helps patient regain feeling and movement
The implant sends signals to a computer, which interprets the patient's intentions and turn them into action.
Swiss researchers use a wireless BCI to help a spinal injury patient walk more naturally
A novel therapy combining FES and BCI has helped a formerly-paraplegic patient to walk with a more natural gait.
Neuralink receives FDA clearance to begin human trials of its brain-computer interface (Updated)
Following a reported denial in March, the FDA approved Neuralink's application to begin human trials of its prototype Link brain-computer interface (BCI) on Thursday.
Hitting the Books: Could we zap our brains into leading healthier lives?
In "We Are Electric," Sally Adee delves into two centuries of research into an often misunderstood and maligned branch of scientific discovery, guiding readers from the pioneering works of Alessandro Volta to the life-saving applications that might become possible once doctors learn to communicate directly with our body's cells.
FDA reportedly denied Neuralink's request to begin human trials of its brain implant
According to Reuters, the FDA denied Neuralink's request to being human trials last year over concerns of safety arising from animal model testing.
Neuralink CEO Elon Musk expects human trials within six months
After a month-long delay in October, Neuralink held its third “show and tell” event on Wednesday where CEO Elon Musk announced, "we think probably in about six months, we should be able to have a Neuralink installed in a human."
Elon Musk’s Neuralink delays show-and-tell event to November 30th
On Sunday morning, Elon Musk tweeted that the showcase would take place on November 30th.
Elon Musk's Neuralink will show brain implant progress at a Halloween show-and-tell
Neuralink will show off its progress in brain implant tech at a Halloween event.
Synchron says it's the first to implant a human brain-computer interface in the US
Synchron says it's the first to implant a human brain-computer interface in the US, beating Elon Musk's company.
Many Americans distrust emerging technology, new study finds
Change is hard and new things are scary, according to the survey's respondents.
FDA clears Synchron's brain-computer interface device for human trials
A clinical trial will get under way in New York later this year.
What Neuralink and other BCIs can and can't do
Elon Musk's BCI startup wants to make people more than human by putting computers in their heads but a number of neurology researchers aren’t quite so bullish on these fantastical promises.
NextMind's brain-computer interface is ready for developers
Beyond size and aesthetics, NextMind’s technology also seems fairly mature. Mostly because we’ll need to wait for a library of apps to be built for it first, but also it’s still a new technology -- and it takes some practice to become “fluent” with it, as my terrible performance on a mind-controlled game of Breakout can attest. Right now, the applications are pretty simple: Mostly controlling media and games and so on, but NextMind’s founder and CEO, Sid Kouider is confident the technology will evolve to the point where you can simply think of an image to search for it, for example.
Elon Musk's Neuralink hopes to put sensors in human brains next year
While we waited for Neuralink to present the progress it's made over the last couple of years in brain-computer interface technology, the New York Times and Bloomberg published information from an early briefing and it's stuff that's straight out of science fiction. The Elon Musk-backed company claims its "sewing machine-like" robot will be able to implant threads deep into a human brain.
Brain-controlled VR game hints at a hands-free future
We may be a long way off from a Holodeck-like virtual reality where your body is the controller, but Neurable might have the next closest thing. It recently unveiled a prototype peripheral that adds brain control to VR experiences. The device replaces the regular strap on an HTC Vive and uses specific brain signals (event-related potentials, not the EEG patterns you usually see) to trigger actions. In a showcase game, Awakening, you use your mind to escape a lab as if you had telekinetic powers -- you don't have to hold plastic wands as you battle robots and grab objects.
DARPA is helping six groups create neural interfaces for our brains
Elon Musk isn't the only one looking to rummage around inside your skull. DARPA announced on Monday that it has selected its five grant recipients for the Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program, which it began at the start of this year. Brown University, Columbia University, The Seeing and Hearing Foundation, the John B. Pierce Laboratory, Paradromics Inc and the University of California, Berkeley will all receive multi-million dollar grants to help develop various aspects of the emerging technology.
